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11 KNPERSON GATEWAY TO CENTRAL CAROLINA TWENTY-FIRST General Johnson Offers New Plan To Broaden NRA Beats Critics to the Gun With 12-Point Program At Conference Open ing In Capital WIDE REVISION OF CODES SUGGESTED Hearings Will Be Followed By Bigger and Better Blue Eagle Compliance Cam paign To Make the Emblem Indispensable to Business, He Says Washington, E»'b. 27 <AP) Hugh S Johnson beat NBA's assembled crit ics to t>ie gun today by suddenly un folding a 12-point program for re viving codes. Before tile hundreds invited to complain could voice a single criti cism, the NRA administrator an nounced a wide code revision would be effected, if possible, by sweeping presidential mandates. Individual industries, Johnson told th eopening session of his "field day fm criticism” will be allowed modi fication only if justification can bo shown in public hearings. Code hearings, he added, will be fol lowed by a bigger and better Blue Engle compliance campaign call it what you will, lie said to make the emblem indispensable to all business. “We are going on as we have be gun.” he said in a paragraph aimed nt NRA’s enemies. "These meetings are the first move in a closing up of our ranks for a new forward move ment bby NRA. "Change of circumstance may stop it. but you are not going to stop it, or even make it falter.” The twelve corrections which he said already gathered data has shown to he necessary were: 1. A more uniform and equitable rule of price stabilization, where ne cessary to prevent throat-cutting com petition, with further insurance against juice outstripping purchasing jiower. 2. A more effective rule to pre vent sales below cost of production. 3 Uniformity in wages and hours in industries which are competitive. I. Uniform classification of areas lor the prevailing southern wage dif ferential •'». Further reduction in work hours and further increase in hourly wages. 6. Protection against monopoly, op pression of small enterprise and in clusion in codes of buying regula tions to protect the small fellows. ”• An improved method to secure compliance. 8. A method for financing code ad- • C(,''tinned on Page Five.) RALPH CAPONE OUT AFTER TERM ENDS Long Branch, Wash., Feb. 27. — 'APi Ralph Capone, elder brother "I Semface Al Capone, left McNeil 1 I’hhl penitentiary today a free man ; dtei serving two years and five months for income tax evasions. He aid ho would enter legitimate busi bo--in Chicago. Negro Woman and Four Children Are Killed on Trestle I’uycttevillc, Feb. 27 (A I’)—A Negro woman and four children were killed at one o'clock this aft ernoon by an Atlantic Coast Lino train as they were crossing a tres He near Hope Mills. The bodies w<>re badly mangled. Friendship Figured In Mail Fund Washington, Feb. 27. —(AP) —Char- s that political influence and pei on.il friendship were generally used K v air mail operators in obtaining '■outfacts during the Hoover admin rat ion were laid before Senate in- Vl tigalors today by Karl Crowley, •b'partmeat solicitor. t'lowley was greeted with applause when he told the committee he tho l, ght cancellation of all contracts was one of the most courageous deeds that a postmaster general or the President of the United States ever did.” HENDERSON, 4. G. Hrttiirrsmt Bailu Btswatrh YEAR Hurt in Plane Leap ■ L I fIK ,'•«**.... . I w • ■ I 11. "1. t V ' : :; X : ? . * * j JJ .. .... •; • '' . .J ■ • ' I K . j ~ * * ...... •* Lieut. Norman Burnett Lieutenant Nornum Burnett, 28- year-old army admail pilot, i» shown on his cot at Memorial hos- | pital, Fremont, ()., where he is being treated for injuries received when lie “bailed out” of his mail plane before it crashed during a snowstorm near Fremont. Hi? left leg was fractured in the leap GOVERNMENT PLANS LOAN OF MILLIONS TOBE GIVEN CUBA Would Be Utilized for Pur chase of Silver in Mar kets in the United States WILL BE MADE BY BANK JUST FORMED Imports and Exports Bank Announced Following Con ference at White House Last Night, and Will Be One of Three To Boost U. S. Foreign Trade Washington. Feb. 2? —(AP)—A gov ernment loan of several millions of dollars to Cuba, for purchase of sil ver in this country was described to day as probable. The loan it was said, would be made through the Imports and Ex ports Bank for Trade with Cuba, the organization of which was announced only last night after a conference at the White House between President Roosevelt and his chief trade advisors The bank, one of three to assist in the expansion of American foreign trade, was established for the imme diate purpose of making a loan to Cuba for the silver purchase, it was said. Later the bank may engage in other credit facilities concerning Cuba. 85 Catastrophe Deaths In Four Days Over U. S. (By the Associated Press.) Four days of catastrophe, aloft and aground, have brought sudden death to at least 85 people in the United States. A train wreck, plane crashes, bus smash-ups, lethal carbon nonoxia and above all the fury of winter storms —have swelled the grizzly roll. In that span—Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday—these major tragedies have; shocaed the country. Air liner crashed near Salt Lake City late Friday, eight dead. ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. LEASED WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. HENDERSON, N. C. TUESDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 27, 1934 Named to Radio Post r . fl Il fl I Cfl Rep. Anning S. Prall 3ere is Representative Aiming S, Prall of New York, who has been nominated by President Roose velt as a member of the Federal Radio commission, succeeding William D. L. Starbuck, whose term has expired. COMMUNICAIIONS SYSTEM BILL FLIT BEFORE CONGRESS Administration Proposal for Regulating Services Is Introduced in Both Houses QUICK RESPONSE TO ROOSEVELT’S WISH Hearings Are To Start Be fore House Committee Soon as Stock Exchange Regulation Measure Is Completed; Senate To Get To It Soon As Possible Washington, Feb. 27.—(AP)— The administration bill to create a Fed eral communications commission of seven members to regulate foreign and interstate telegraphs, telephone, cable and radio srevice was introduc ed today in tooth houses of Congress. Quickly responding to a request re ceived only yesterday from President Roosevelt, Senator Dill, Washington, and Representative Heyburn. Demo crat, Texa|s, chairman, respectively, of the Senate and House committees on interstate commerce, offered the legislation. Hearings are to start before the House committee as soon as the stock exchange regulation bill is out of tne way. The Senate committee will get to it as soon as possible. While applying to “common car riers” the same provisions of the in terstate commerce act, the measure re-enacts and broadens the radio act to give the commission widest pow ers over the newest of the communi cation services. Hands-Off Policy Will Be Played by Roosevelt Groups Washington, Feb. 27.—(AP)— Roosevelt Democrats declared a hands-off policy today in regard to Democratic candidates in the coming primary elections. James A. Farley, as chairman, in a statement said the national committee would take no part for or against any Democratic can didate. The statement, however, was understood not to apply to Pro gressive Republicans known to have the approval of the admin istration, such as Senator John son, of California. Train wrecked at Pittsburgh last night, seven dead. Tornadoes in the deep south Sun day, 20 dead. Blizzards syept north and east Sun day and Monday. 30 dead. Bus wrecked near Aguilla, Arlz., Saturday, six dead. Cold gas asphyxiated {Dartmouth students Sunday, nine deaths. Two men died in Tampa, Fla., yes terday trying to fly an obsolete plane. Another crashing craft carried a na tional Guard lieutenant to his deatn in a snow storm in Ohio yesterday. HOUSE TO PROVIDE ARMY AIR INQUIRY TO START SHORTLY Rules Committee Endorses McSwain Measure For Thorough Investiga tion of Problem GOES TO THE HOUSE WITH OUTLOOK GOOD To Be Directed With View To Formulating Legislation To Prevent Army Air Offi cials From “Evading the Law” in Purchases Made By Them Washington. Feb. 27.—(AP)— Th< McSwain resolution for a. thorough investigation by the House Military Committee into army aircraft equip ment was approved today by the House Rules Committee. The resolution now goes to the House, with indications that the in quiry will be authorized. It is to be directed wun a view. Mc- Swain said, to formulating legisla tion to prevent army officials from "evading the law" in the purchase o. airplanes, motor trucks, refrigerators, the disposal of surplus war equip ment and all other phases dealing with the expenditure of funds by the department. Night Watchman At Waxhaw Killed With Iron Club Waxhaw, Feb) 27. (AIR) J. E. Wfilliams, 52-year-old night watchman at the Rodman-Heath cotton mills here, was found clubbed to death at the mills early today. Beside him lay a heavy (blood-smear ed sledge hammer which his slayer apparently had taken from the mill furnace room. The body wajs<gfound in a passage way between the main section of the mill and the engine room by R. D. Simms, town watchman and anotliei watchman at the mill, who became suspicious when Williams failed to report to the engine room on schedule NAVY DEPARTMENT OPPOSES PROFITS Washington, Feb. 27. —(AP) —Navy Department opposition to a flat ten percent limit on profits and to gov ernmental building of aircraft and en gines was placed before a House naval sub-committee today as it pie pared to wind up its study of the profits that have been made on navy contracts. START WRITING OF NEW AIR MAIL LAW Washington, Feb. 27.—(AP) — House Post Office Committee today completed preliminary revision of a new permanent air mail bill approv ing general provisions under which carriers whose contracts have been cancelled may obtain new contracts. Tennessee Man Explains Placing Missing SIOO,OOO Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 27. —(AP) Testifying in his own defense, J. L. Reece, accused of stealing SIOO,OOO in bonds from the State Insurance De partment, said today he delivered $22,000 in cash for use in the 1932 gubernatorial campaign of Governor McAlister. All of this was from the unadjust ed back tax account, except SSOO which Reece said he put up personally e said all the funds were delivereu personally to A. V. Louthan, Nash ville attorney, in a hotel room here. Cleveland Mills Are Shut Down Shelby, Feb. 27 (Al*)—The Cleveland cloth mills were ordered closed at noon today as picketing strikers continued their activities against non-union employees per histed in working since a large number of employees walked out last Friday. O. M. Mull, co-owner of the mill with former Governor O. Max z Gardner, announced the close down and said he believed it the wisest course for the protection of the mill property and the loy al workers. Senate Votes Back Another $55,000,000 In Benefits To Veterans Os World Wot- Saved from Army Plane at Sea Im HF ■&'' jJI Suffering from exposure alter live-hour ordeal clinging to crijipled Army plane in sea off Rockaway Point, L. 1., Lieutenant William PocoCk is carried ashore at Brooklyn, N. Y. Top left, Frank Harris, New York police flier, who narrowly escaped death while trying to aid army njen. Right, Lieutenant J. If. Rothrock, who also was rescued. Third member of crew, Lieutenant George McDermott, was washed away and drowned. (Central Tress) Low Temperature Follows In Wake Os Sleet Storms (By the Associated Press.) Lowering temperatures today rock ed in ice the litter and wreckage left in Piedmont Carolinas Sunday by a sleet storm which swept away houses, indirectly caused three deaths, isalt ed towns and cities, forced down a passenger transport plane and caused property damage estimated in the millions. Squads of workmen everywhere were busy clearing streets and high ways of fallen trees. Telephone potes and snarls of broken power lines. Other small armies were stringing telephone and electric wires snapped in the storm completely cutting off some of the largest cities in the States. Lowering skies and generally “dirty weather,” which lingered Monday as an aftermath of the storm forced down an Eastern Air Transport plane RALEIGH STIRRED BY LIQUOR CHARGE Police Say They Are Ready To Cooperate With Preachers Any Time Daily IHgpnfch Bureau, In (b»* Sir Walter Hotel. IIV .1. BASKERVILL. Italeigh, Feb. 27—Two Baptist Min isters here, Dr. E- McNeil Poteat and Dr. J. Powell Tucker, have set the city somewhat by the cars by pro claiming from their pulpits Sunday that Raleigh is ruled by Liquor and that speakeasies and liquor "joints” exist within one or two blocks of our of the city’s downtown churches. They also have expressed surprise and indi gnation at the manner in which the law enforcement officers have appa rently disregarded the “mandate of the people" against the repeal of the eighteenth amendment last Novem ber. But what these two ministers have declaimed frfom their pulpits is not new to newspaper men, not new to the police nor to the rank and file of the public who really know what is going on. Raleigh newshawks know on “information and belief,” although very few could prove it with witness es willing to testify under oath, that there are from 10 to 15 “speakeasies” within a fwe blocks of the Capitol and (CootinuGc? on Page Five.) PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY., carrying eight passengers in a field near Levy, S. C. Part of the plane’s propeller came off, tore a hole thro ugh the cabin and caused the ship to zigzag crazily. The pilot made a safe landing with only minor dam age to the plane and the passengers were picked up by another plane. Perhaps the heaviest suffers from the shrieking wind and hail were High Point, N. C., and Winston-Salem In High Point alone, according to of ficials of the telephone company, dam age amounted to one million dollars. In Winston-Salem all industry was at a standstill. The weather was cold today snow being reported at several points, tout official forecasters gave promise of relief Wednesday, when temperatures are expected to rise generally over both states, with clear weather pre vailing. CHARLES ROSS MAY SEEK JUDGE OFFICE Harnett Man, Long In State Office, Talked For Judge Daniels’ Job Hally IHapalch Barriiw, Io the Sir Walter Hotel, BY J. C. BASIiEItViLI,. Raleigh, Feb. 27.—Charles Ross, for the past nine years attached to the State Highway Commission and for the |>ast year io the State Highway and Plllbilic Works Commission as special counsel, may be a candidate for judge of the superior court in the fourth judicial district, it was learn ed here today. Ross declined to com ment on the report other than to say that he was “considering” the matter Ross is a resident of Lillington, Har nett county, and commutes between there and Raleigh. The counties comprising the fourth judicial district are Johnston, Wayne, Harnett, Lee and Chatham. Ever since Judge Frank Daniels of Goldsboro, the present superior court judge in this district, announced he would not become a candidate to suc ceed himself, indications have point ed to a spirited contest for the post,. There are already three active can didates in the field‘for this judgship, even though they have not yet for merly announced, their candidacies, according to reports heard here. One (Continued on Page Five.) O PAGES OTODAY FIVE CENTS COPY MEASURE ADOPTED WITHOUT OPPOSING VOICE AGAINST IT 29,000 Veterans Whose Di». abilities Are Presumed To Be of Service Origin Restored WERE TAKEN OFF BY 1933 ECONOMY ACTS Proposal Also Restored Full Former Rate for Service- Connected {Disabilities With SIOO Per Month For Total Permanent Disabili. ties Provided Washington, Feb. 27. (AP)—With administration forces apparently sub mitting the Senate today added an other estimated annual $55,000,000 for World War veterans to the indepen dent offices bill. Without opposition or a record vote, it adopted the Steiver-McCarran amendment restoring to the rolls 29,- 000 veterans whose disabilities were presumed to be of service origin, but who were taken off by the economy law of a year ago. The amendment gives the veterans the full former rate and puts the 'bur den of proof on the government to show the disabilities were not of ser vice origin. The proposal also restores the full former rate for service-connected dis abilities, with SIOO a month for total permanent disabilities. A short while later the adminis tration forces also gave in without a fight and let an amendment go thro ugh by Senator Goldsborough, Repub lican, Maryland, restoring the former rates of $l5O a month for World War veterans who lost both eyes in the war and SSO a month for their de-' pendents. These rates were cut $25 by the economy act. Former Machado Henchman in Cuba Commits Suicide Havana, Feb. 27 (AP)—Former Sen ator Winfredo Fernandez, once edi tor of the newspaper El Comerico and a supporter of former President Ger ardo, was reported today to have committed suicide with a pistol in Cubans fortress, where he was a pris oner. Fernandes, who had been a prison er since a few days after Machado fell, shot himself in a cell in tha presence of another prisoner. Fulgencio Batista, commander-in* chief of the army, ordered an invest igation of how the former senator go the pistol, meantime suspending pri son officials. When Machado fell, Fernandez and, other leaders hid and finally attempt ed to escape aboard a Portuguese boat from which revolutionaries summari ly removed them. . *« VIRGINIA DEFEATS CHILD LABOR BILE Ilichnionil, Feb. 27.—(Al’)—The Virginia Senate today rejected a Resolution ratification of the Federal child labor amendment by a vote of 30 to 9. Bankhead Bill Given New Boost Washington, Feb. 27.—(AP)—Chair man Jones of the House Agriculture Committee, today said after an exe cutive session of his group of the Bankhead cotton bill that “only minor changes were made in the measure.’’ Jones sai dthe changes did not affect fundamental provision, but were of a clarifying nature. The chairman said the committee would continue its work of “plugging up loopholes,” and that another ses sion was scheduled for Thursday. The measure may be sent to the House then.
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